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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman Taken Questions of October 4, 1993 1. THE NORTHEAST ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE Q: Will anyone from the State Department be attending a conference on security issues being held in California later this week? Who? A: PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS PETER TOMSEN WILL ATTEND THE OCTOBER 8-9 CONFERENCE, ENTITLED THE NORTHEAST ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE, IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY. THE CONFERENCE IS SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO'S INSTITUTE ON GLOBAL CONFLICT AND COOPERATION. --WE WOULD REFER YOU TO THE INSTITUTE FOR FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE. 2. VIETNAM Q: Of the 44 sets of remains repatriated from Vietnam this year, how many have been identified? A: TWO, SO FAR --THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY IN HAWAII CONTINUES EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OTHER REMAINS REPATRIATED FROM VIETNAM. --WE WOULD REFER YOU TO THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. 3. RUSSIA Q: What specific medical supplies have been requested and what are being supplied? A: THE UNITED STATES PROVIDED 4 PALLETS WITH ABOUT 140 CASES OF IV FLUIDS (2 PALLETS OF RINGER SOLUTION AND 2 PALLETS OF SODIUM CHLORIDE) TO NO. 6 MICHURINSKY PROSPECT RUSSIAN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. --THESE PALLETS OF IV SOLUTION ARE ALL THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES THAT WERE REQUESTED FROM OUR EMBASSY IN MOSCOW. (###)